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Chu Xiu returned to his cave dwelling on Cloudmist Peak.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to head to the Peak Lord's cave dwelling.

The spiritual energy in his master's cave was more abundant, and it could also mask the commotion during his breakthrough.

He had no intention of being polite. After all, what belonged to his master was his, and what was his was still his. Every inch of his master belonged to him.

Upon seeing Chu Xiu again, Qi Mengdie's expression instantly turned sour, and she tightened her grip on her collar with her delicate hand.

Her emotions were turbulent: "Rebellious disciple, what do you want this time?"

Chu Xiu pinched her cheek with a smile.

"What does Master want me to 'do'?"

Qi Mengdie was covered in goosebumps, feeling a chill.

"Rebellious disciple, don't go too far."

"Heh, your disciple can go even further."

While teasing, Chu Xiu took out formation flags from his storage pouch and began setting up restrictions.

Qi Mengdie watched his mysterious technique of setting up formations, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment and shock.

"This formation technique, could it be inherited from the ancient formation path?"

"Oh?"

"Master has a keen eye. Want to learn? What do you intend to trade for it?"

"I don't want to learn~"

Qi Mengdie quickly shook her head.

As if recalling something, her exquisite face blushed, and her beautiful eyes were filled with disgust.

Like a proud flower that could no longer withstand the wind and rain.

Hehe~

Chu Xiu finished setting up the restrictions in the grand hall.

Soon, the outside of the Peak Lord's Hall was shrouded in a layer of mist.

"Master, your disciple will be in seclusion for a while."

Saying this, he tossed a pile of wild fruits from his storage pouch: "If you get hungry, eat these."

"After all, you're now in a mortal body and can't practice inedia."

Qi Mengdie looked at the colorful wild fruits on the floor, gritting her teeth: "It's all because of you, rebellious disciple. One day, I will kill you."

"Heh~ Master is being naughty again!"

Smack~

A firm slap landed on her perky spot, leaving her feeling both numb and embarrassed.

Qi Mengdie's beautiful face turned crimson.

Her delicate mouth let out a powerless roar.

Chu Xiu chuckled mischievously and turned to walk towards the rear hall.

"Master, I've set up a killing formation in the rear hall. You'd better not enter recklessly. Your disciple still needs you to enhance my cultivation aptitude.

If you die, your disciple will be heartbroken."

"Chu... Xiu..." Qi Mengdie was on the verge of collapse.

As Fairy Mengdie, she was considered a strong figure on the Firmament Continent. What sins did she commit in her past life to encounter such a rebellious disciple?

"One day, I will cut you, rebellious disciple, into a thousand pieces."

Chu Xiu paid no heed to her impotent roars.

He entered the rear hall and sat cross-legged on the jade floor.

From his storage pouch, he took out a fruit that emitted a colorful glow, shaped like a pear.

A blue description box appeared above the fruit.

[Item]: Life-Creation Dao Fruit.

 

[Category]: Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

 

[Grade]: Immortal Grade.

 

Function: A sacred item for Foundation Establishment. After consumption, cultivators can lay an extremely strong foundation, and mortals can directly enter the Beyond Shore Realm, extending their lifespan by a thousand years.

 

Description: The Life-Creation Dao Tree grows at the bottom of the Weeping Demon Abyss, bearing only three fruits every ten thousand years. Extremely precious, a Holy Land's master once exchanged three Heaven-Grade techniques and two Immortal-Grade techniques for a Life-Creation Fruit, just to lay a strong foundation for a favored junior.

Chu Xiu took a deep breath, his dark eyes shimmering with divine light.

"I once obtained a technique known as the strongest Foundation Establishment method throughout history, the 'Divine Grade' Scripture of the Dao.

With this Life-Creation Dao Fruit and the system's assistance, from now on, looking across the Firmament Continent, could there be a cultivator with a more solid foundation than mine?"

Chu Xiu laughed, a wild and arrogant laugh, his white teeth gleaming with a cold light.

He brought the Life-Creation Dao Fruit to his mouth and took a gentle bite.

The entire fruit instantly turned into sweet juice, flowing down his throat into his stomach.

Closing his eyes, he began to circulate the Scripture of the Dao.

Chu Xiu started to rebuild his foundation.

His cultivation base gradually fell from the eighth level of Foundation Establishment to the first level, eventually dropping to the mortal stage.

The essence of the Dao Fruit, with the circulation of the Scripture of the Dao, began to nourish every inch of his meridians, skin, and flesh.

His entire meridians extended and expanded, purifying and refining, his physical body rapidly strengthening.

Boom~

Vital blood surged like a river breaking its banks, flowing madly through his limbs and bones, producing thunderous roars.

As time passed, his cultivation base gradually increased.

[Would you like to break through?]

 

[Yes] [No]

"Yes~"

[Detected that the host is practicing the strongest Foundation Establishment technique "Scripture of the Dao," breakthrough point consumption increased, estimated one month per minor cycle, consuming 100 breakthrough points per month]

 

[In the first month, you consumed the Life-Creation Dao Fruit and began circulating the Scripture of the Dao for Foundation Establishment, successfully breaking through to the first level.]

 

[In the second month, you consumed the Life-Creation Dao Fruit and began circulating the Scripture of the Dao for Foundation Establishment, successfully breaking through to the second level.]

 

[In the third month, you consumed the Life-Creation Dao Fruit and began circulating the Scripture of the Dao for Foundation Establishment, successfully breaking through to the third level.]

 

[In the ninth month, you consumed the Life-Creation Dao Fruit and began circulating the Scripture of the Dao for Foundation Establishment, successfully breaking through to the ninth level.]

Chu Xiu was enveloped in golden light, with countless phenomena above his head, dragon and phoenix phantoms dancing, a divine ancestor preaching, gods and demons roaring, and Buddhas chanting.

Countless insights about the Scripture of the Dao flooded into his mind.

It wasn't over yet.

Chu Xiu suddenly felt a sense of realization, both surprised and delighted.

So that's how it is.

People always say that nine is the ultimate number, only following the path of predecessors.

Little did they know, breaking the ultimate number is the true path to greatness.

Hahaha, so that's how it is!!!

A blessing in disguise, breaking and then establishing, between life and death lies great terror, but also great opportunity.

***

Seven days later.

Crack~

Chu Xiu clearly felt an invisible shackle that had been binding his soul break, and he felt a huge relief.

At the same time, various phenomena appeared in the hall.

Foundation Establishment tenth level... achieved!!!!!!

[Ding, this breakthrough is complete, the host has successfully broken through to the tenth level of Foundation Establishment, taking a total of 10 months, consuming 1000 breakthrough points]

 

[Current breakthrough points: 0]

Boom~

His black hair moved without wind...

Waves of energy spread from him, rippling throughout the rear hall.

The spiritual energy of Cloudmist Peak gathered madly.

Above the Peak Lord's Hall, a funnel-shaped spiritual energy vortex with a diameter of a thousand meters formed.

In the front hall, Qi Mengdie, whose cultivation was sealed, hadn't noticed the change in spiritual energy.

However, the disciples on Cloudmist Peak could clearly feel it, and they all looked up towards the peak.

Even the great experts from other peaks couldn't help but take notice.

"What a strong tide of spiritual energy, could it be that Qi Mengdie, that wretched woman, is about to break through?"

On Heavenly Sword Peak, a woman in purple with a white veil covering her face looked towards Cloudmist Peak, her beautiful eyes filled with gloom.

"The accumulation of physical body and vital energy has reached its limit."

Like an old monk in meditation, Chu Xiu suddenly opened his eyes, divine light radiating.

"Today, I will break the shackles with the ultimate Foundation Establishment, transcend and enter the Wheel Sea, forging an unparalleled foundation."

Boom~

In his dantian.

A golden Wheel Sea formed in the blink of an eye.

Expanding, continuously expanding...

Initially three times the size of an ordinary Wheel Sea cultivator, then five times, ten times, twenty times.

Rich spiritual energy was absorbed, converted into vital energy, forming golden seawater, continuously merging into the Wheel Sea.

Crash, crash~

Golden tides surged.

Chu Xiu, like a newborn ancient dragon, was filled with explosive power, his blood like pillars, a single punch could reduce a small mountain to dust.

At this moment, both his physical body and aura gave an extremely complete feeling.

Breaking the shackles, achieving perfection, this was the ultimate state.

[Ding, detected host breakthrough to a major realm, reward mechanism triggered]

 

[Ding, host has broken through to Wheel Sea with the ultimate tenth level of Foundation Establishment, achieving perfection, rewarded with Archaic Sacred Body]

 

[Sacred Body merging with host....]

 

[Merging successful...]

"Damn~"

Chu Xiu's face instantly darkened: "What the hell? Archaic Sacred Body?

System, don't merge.

Please, no!!"

[Too late! o(*￣︶￣*)o]

"F*** you ***"

Chu Xiu cursed.

The next moment.

His dantian's Wheel Sea expanded again, the spiritual energy vortex above the Peak Lord's Hall spun faster and faster.

Twenty-five times, thirty times, thirty-five times.

If an ordinary Wheel Sea cultivator's Wheel Sea is a well.

Then Chu Xiu's Wheel Sea at this moment is a lake.

The vital energy seawater in the Wheel Sea was almost completely consumed.

To fill it up, who knows how many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures would be needed.

Of course, a vast Wheel Sea has both advantages and disadvantages.

Such a huge Wheel Sea clearly indicated that Chu Xiu's foundation was terrifyingly strong, undoubtedly at the peak among his peers.

Now he was at the first level of Wheel Sea, but when his Wheel Sea reached perfection, Chu Xiu estimated that his Wheel Sea would likely be a hundred times that of an ordinary ninth level Wheel Sea, or even more exaggerated.

There were downsides, of course. Such a large Wheel Sea consumed resources dozens of times more than ordinary peers.

A mixed blessing.

The joy was that he had silently broken through the cultivation shackles, forging an unparalleled foundation.

The worry was the system's reward of the Archaic Sacred Body.

Is this constitution strong? Of course, it's strong, but...

The Archaic Sacred Body, invincible in physical body, invincible among peers, is the strongest battle body of the Human Race.

In the archaic era, the Sacred Body was a constitution favored by the heavens, easy to cultivate, and upon completion, could challenge the Great Emperor.

After the archaic era, the laws of the world changed, and the Sacred Body was no longer suitable for cultivation. Forcibly cultivating it consumed extreme resources, and even an entire Holy Land couldn't reach the minor completion stage, causing cultivation to stagnate.

Now!

Archaic Sacred Body = Useless Body

This has been the consensus among all cultivators for the past hundreds of thousands of years.

"Wow, breaking the limits, my cultivation already consumes a lot, and now with this 'Archaic Sacred Body' as an 'extra burden,' can I still play?

Should I start over with a new character?

But, I no longer have the Life-Creation Dao Fruit."

Chu Xiu felt like cursing.

"System, you're such a scam."

[Host, don't be afraid, just go for it. No resources? Then go seize them. Can't beat the old ones, then go for the young ones, kill until no one dares to claim supremacy!!! As long as you convert resources into a little bit of breakthrough points, this system believes the host can definitely achieve the Sacred Body!]

"Who knows how many breakthrough points I'll need for future breakthroughs? And how many resources will it take to exchange for breakthrough points?

Moreover, I feel that the Sacred Body's shackles can't be broken with just breakthrough points... there must be some special opportunities needed!

Show my personal status panel."

[Host]: Chu Xiu

 

[Realm]: Wheel Sea First Level

 

[Special Constitution]: Archaic Sacred Body

 

[Aptitude]: 317 "Heaven Grade"

 

[Cultivation Method]: Scripture of the Dao - Foundation Forging Chapter.

 

[Breakthrough Points]: 0

 

[Luck Value]: -18 "Black", kill a Great Fortunate One to absorb their luck for your own use.

 

Note: Luck affects fate, those with strong luck can become strong even while lying down.

 

[Comprehensive Combat Strength Evaluation]: 19 times the combat strength of ordinary peers.

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